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Better late than never!

This year has been difficult for the whole country and the medical community has mourned the loss of several interns and most recently, a surgical resident. This week, I share my experience as an intern and my thoughts on medical education in Kenya.

My sincerest condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of these brilliant souls.

We're back after the longest hiatus known to man!

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This week, Eilleen shares her journey on studying all around the world. She talks about her path to a PhD in biomedical engineering and the  challenges she's faced so far including obstacles in seeking employment at home.

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In this week’s episode, Auxilia, a clinical research professional, talks about finding her way to her present role through passing through several other career paths as well as how she fuses her scientific and artistic sides.

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This week's guest, Liz, is an engineer who talks about starting a job in the middle of the pandemic and having to adapt to a slightly different path. She shares her other ventures in life including her plan to dominate the world with sugared avocados. Enjoy our conversation!

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This week's guest is Keziah Ntwiga, a mechatronics engineer with a deep love for music. She talks about the intersection between the two and shares her experience as an engineer.

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This week’s guest talks about navigating university, job hunting and the beginning of her engineering career as young woman. Jemimah shares some street smart tips that have helped her not only survive but thrive in her workplace and life

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This week's guest is the founder of Queengineers, an online magazine that highlights female engineers. Wakoli talks to us about how she endeavours to live life to the fullest, having 6 jobs in 7 years and the role she plays in the energy industry. 

Read Queengineers here: https://viewer.joomag.com/queengineers-issue-3/0105245001565540478

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Are we repeating mistakes that other cities have made with our infrastructure? This weeks guest, Yvonne, speaks to us about what progress means and looks like in building sustainable cities from her perspective as an urban planner. 

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This week, we talk to Laura Lepore, an electrical engineer. She shares her struggles with transitioning from school to the workplace as well as her impressive achievements so far and her innovative hopes for the future.

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We’re back with a new episode after a month long break. This week, I’m speaking to Brenda Moraa about her work as a construction project manager. I learnt so much speaking with her and I hope you do too!

I also share my thoughts on loss, grief, and International Women’s Day.

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IWD Film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECYI6jLYHAY&t=8s

Meggie’s Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/59sBY9VKrVrweMRO03zyt1?si=ec65436d0d5140e2

IWD A journey through women in music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GuMZggifh8&t=4125s

February has been a little difficult for me so I'm taking a short break. See you in March!

This week I’m reminiscing on practising medicine in rural Kenya and speaking to Dr. Nyamute about her work as a psychiatrist and her thoughts on mental health in Kenya.

Reach Dr. Nyamute here: Mental sphere - https://www.facebook.com/MentalSphereKe

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This week's episode features Afandi, a digital literacy advocate, who talks about her working in bridging the digital literacy gap in Kenya as well as her passion for mentorship and community. 

Find her here: https://twitter.com/afandi_indiatsi

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This week, Sally, an electrical engineer, gives us some insight into the workings of KPLC (Kenya Power and Lighting Company). She also talks about her initiative, Ash Gold Africa Initiative, and its work in increasing the number of young girls and women in STEM.

You can reach Sally on:

Tel: +254729723556

Email: ash.goldafrica@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshGoldAfricaInitiative

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Happy new year! On the first episode of 2022, we listen to Neema, a civil engineer, talk about her work and research in new building materials as well as other areas of her life.

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This week, I had the pleasure of speaking to Refilwe, a neuroscientist from Botswana currently living and studying in Canada. We spoke in depth about her work, her love for psychology and other talents. 

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This week, I speak to Naima, a software engineer. She is passionate about tech and opening spaces up for other women and girls.

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Podcast of the week: Legally clueless https://open.spotify.com/show/0hOD1cMN0EVLYojlTWQITO?si=90f749fd3dd64424

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This week, I speak to Samira about her career path and her plans to merge educating and engineering. She leaves us with valuable words on being kind to oneself through the confusion and chaos of figuring things out.

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On this episode I speak to my good friend, Daisy, a biochemist. She spoke candidly about the challenges she’s had along the way including quitting a prestigious PhD.

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This week's episode features Mbithe Nzomo, a computer scientist and PhD researcher at the University of Cape Town whose interests lie in Artificial Intelligence. She talks about her journey so far, her super interesting work and how she hopes to eventually get a cat. 

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This week, I’m joined by my friend, Dr. Meggie. We talk about rediscovering art and creativity as adults, changing careers and being comfortable in the unknown.

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This week's episode features two young Kenyan doctors, Dr. Nala and Dr. Hope. We share our interesting, and sometimes sad, internship experiences, perspectives on ongoing events and how their friendship yielded a youtube channel. Find them here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/randomdoctortalks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RandomDrTalks Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8npSvHsBAQVpW63v6R8EA

Birthday video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U7cC32c4lY

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This week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Stephanie, a doctor, paediatric resident, mother and all round fabulous woman. We talk about dealing with pregnancies in a pandemic, job hunting and life in general. Find her here https://www.instagram.com/toto_talk/

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A showcase of the brilliant African women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Join us every Friday for conversations and stories from African women in STEM. Learn, laugh and be inspired. Enjoy!